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Cobb County Schools Music Department

COBB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Decades of Excellence in Music
State – National – International Recognition

The Cobb County School District has been named to the “Best 100 Communities for Music in America” in 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Performances
Mabry Middle School Band - 2008
Kennesaw Mt. High School Wind Ensemble - 2007
Lassiter High School Band – twice
Pope High School Percussion Ensemble
Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble
Harrison High School Wind Ensemble - 1999 & 2008
Hightower Trail Middle School Orchestra
Tapp Middle School Band
Dickerson Middle School Orchestra
Walton High School Orchestra – twice
Lassiter High School Orchestra

American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conference
Lassiter High School Mixed Choir -2008
North Cobb High School Women's Choir - 2008
Pebblebrook High School Choir - 2006

Sudler John Philip Sousa Awards
Harrison High School Band – Sudler Flag
Lassiter High School Band – Sudler Flag
Pope High School Marching Band – Sudler Shield
Kennesaw Mountain Marching Band – Sudler Shield
Lassiter High School Marching Band – Sudler Shield
Alfred Watkins – Legion of Honor
Bob Cowles – Legion of Honor
Gary Gribble Legion of Honor


American Orff Schulwerk Association National Conference
Murdock Elementary School Choir

American Orff Schulwerk Association Divisional Conference
Murdock Elementary School Choir

Georgia Music Educators Conference
Kennesaw Mt. High School Mixed Choir - 2008
North Cobb High School Women's Choir - 2008
Walton High School Men's Choir - 2008
Durham Middle School Choir - 2008
Ford Elementary School Choir - 2008
King Springs Elementary School Choir - 2008
Lassiter High School Percussion - 2008
Hightower Trail Middle School Band - 2008
Kell High School Wind Ensemble - 2008
McEachern High school wind Ensemble - 2008
Bullard Elementary School Choir - 2007
Dodgen Middle School Orchestra - 2007
Mabry Middle School Band - 2007
Pope High School Band - 2007
Ford Elementary School Choir
King Springs Elementary Choir
Mableton Elementary Choir
Murdock Elementary School Choir - Twice
Teasley Elementary School Choir
Dickerson Middle School Percussion Ensemble
Dickerson Middle School Orchestra
Dickerson Middle School Band
Dickerson Middle School Choir
Dodgen Middle School Band
Durham Middle School Band
Hightower Trail Middle School Brass Ensemble
Hightower Trail Middle School Orchestra
Hightower Trail Middle School Choir– Twice
Mabry Middle School Orchestra
Tapp Middle School Band
Tapp Middle School Percussion Ensemble
Harrison High School Band
Harrison High School Choir
Harrison High School Orchestra
Kennesaw Mountain Jazz Band
Lassiter High School Choir
Lassiter High School Band – twice
Lassiter High School Orchestra
Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble
North Cobb High School Band
North Cobb High School Choir
North Cobb High School Orchestra
Pebblebrook High School Choir – Four times
Pope High School Choir
Pope High School Symphonic Band
Pope High School Brass Band
Pope High School Percussion Ensemble
South Cobb High School
Walton High School Choir– Four times
Walton High School Orchestra – twice
Wheeler High School Band


Bands of America National Concert Band/Orchestra Festival
Kell High School Band - 2007
McEachern High School Band - 2007
Harrison High School Orchestra - 2007
Pope High School Percussion - 2007
Sprayberry High School Symphonic Band I
Sprayberry High School Symphonic Band II
Lassiter High School Symphonic Band I – three times
Lassiter High School Symphonic Band II – three times
Harrison High School Wind Ensemble – three times
Harrison High School Symphonic Band
Pope High School Symphonic Band - three times
Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble - twice
Kell High School Percussion Ensemble
Pope High School Percussion Ensemble
Pope High School Orchestra

Bands of America Grand Nationals
Lassiter High School Band - 4 time National Finalist, 2 National Championships
Kennesaw Mt. High School Band - 3 time National Finalist, National AAA Class Champions-2004

Bands of America Regional Championships
Lassiter High School Band - 8 time Regional Finalist, 5 Regional Championships
Pope High School Band - 16 time Regional Finalist, 1 Regional Championship
Kennesaw Mt. High School Band - 8 time Regional Finalist, 3 Regional Championships
Harrison High School Band - 6 time Regional Finalist, 2 Regional Championship
Sprayberry High School Band - 4 time Regional Finalist
Walton High School Band - 5 time Regional Finalist
McEachern High School Band - 5 time Regional Finalist
Kell High School Band - Regional Finalist
South Cobb High School Band - Regional Finalist, 1 Regional Championship

Featured Choir Performances
Pope High School Choir - Georgia State University Honor Choir Festival
Walton High School Choir - (Twice) North Georgia Choral Festival – Shorter College

McEachern High School Chorale - Performance at the Georgia General Assembly - Jan. 2006
Pope High School Choir - Belmont University Fall Choral Institute
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Shorter College Feaste of Caroles
Walton High School Choir - Shorter College Feaste of Caroles
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (Robert Shaw conducting)
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Clay Aiken Concert – Atlanta Symphony 2005
King Springs Elementary School - Clay Aiken Concert – Atlanta Symphony 2005
Bryant ES Singing Ambassadors - Rockettes at the Fox 2001
Dickerson Middle School Choir - Champs Sports Bowl game in Orlando Florida, National Anthem
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Guest performances of "Suite Criolla" (in memory of Princess Grace of Monaco) in Switzerland and Monaco at the invitation of and for Prince Albert
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Shows with Ben Vereen, Usher, Winona Judd, Donny and Marie Osmond, Aaron Neville, Charlie Daniels
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Televised Lighting of the Great Tree
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Televised Lighting of World of Coke Tree
Pebblebrook High School Men's Chorus - Peach State Public Radio
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Featured performances at industrial conferences: AFLAC; Simone Corporation; BellSouth; Entertainment Design Group
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Performances in the Cobb Civic Center Encore Seasons (2001 - 2006):Vegas City Limits, Crazy For You, Footloose, Little Shop of Horrors, Copacabana, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast
Pebblebrook High School Choir - Carmina Burana with Cobb Symphony

University of Georgia JanFest and MidFest Featured Performance
McEachern High School Wind Ensemble -2008 Jan-fest
Kell High School Wind Ensemble - 2008 Jan-fest
North Cobb High School Band 2008 Jan-fest
Hightower Trail Middle School - 2007 Mid-fest
Lassiter High School Band - 2007 Jan-fest
Wheeler High School Symphonic Band
Harrison High School Wind Ensemble - twice
Lassiter High School Symphonic Band - twice
McEachern High School Symphonic Band
Tapp Middle School Symphonic Band
Durham Middle School Symphonic Band
Dickerson Middle School Symphonic Band
Mabry Middle School Symphonic Band
Daniell Middle School Symphonic Band

Other Convention/University Performance Invitations
Harrison Hgih School Orchestra - ASTA Conference 2008
Lassiter HS Band National Band Association Biennial Convention
FSU Tri-State Convention
University of Southern Mississippi
University of South Carolina
Atlanta International Band & Orchestra Clinic – twice
Walton HS Orchestra National School Board’s Convention
Dickerson MS Percussion NBA/CBDNA Convention
Daniell MS Band Conductor’s Conference University of So. Mississippi
McEachern HS Band Southeastern US Band Director Clinic

Major Nationally Televised Parades
Walton HS Band Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Lassiter HS Band Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - twice
Kennesaw Mt. HS Band Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Walton HS Band Tournament of Roses Parade
Lassiter HS Band Tournament of Roses Parade – three times
Sprayberry HS Band Tournament of Roses Parade
Wheeler HS Band New York St. Patrick’s Day
Harrison HS Band New York St. Patrick’s Day

International Parades and Invited Performances
Sprayberry HS Ronald Macdonald Thanksgiving Day Parade - 2007
Pope HS Band Citrus Bowl Parade & Cotton Bowl Parade,
Hawaii Thanksgiving Parade, London Millennium Parade,
Lord Mayor’s London New Year’s Parade
McEachern HS Band Lord Mayor’s London New Year’s Parade
Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Parade
North Cobb HS Band Orange Bowl Parade
Osborne HS Band Japan Cultural Ministry
Walton High School Choir Prague International Choral Festival – 2nd place

Percussive Arts Society Performances
Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble -2008
Dickerson Middle School - 2007
Pope HS Percussion Ensemble
Wheeler HS Indoor Percussion National Finalist and 2nd Place

Winter Guard International
Lassiter HS Open Class Finalist - twice
Scholastic A World Champion
Kennesaw Mt. HS 3 Circuit Championships, 6 times Regional Finalist, 4 time Regional Champion, 3 time World Championship Finalist, and 2 time World Champions
Walton HS Winter Guard - World Champions - Scholastic A Class - 2001

Other
Simpson Middle School Band - Troy State Festival - 2008
King Springs ES - National Anthem Project "All Star" School
South Cobb HS Jazz Band Atlanta Jazz Festival Champion
Pope HS Band 1996 Paraolympics Games Opening Ceremonies
Fox Theater 75th Anniversary
Performance for President George W. Bush
Brass Band at GSU BrassFest
Lassiter HS Grammy Signature School
Walton HS Grammy Signature School
Cooper Middle School Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Walton High School Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Cheatham Hill Elementary School Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem (5 times) 2007
Sope Creek Elementary School Choir Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Teasley Elementary School Choir Atlanta Braves Game – National Anthem
Murdock Elementary School Choir Georgia PTA Convention
Sope Creek Elementary School Choir Georgia PTA Convention
Bryant ES Singing Ambassadors Winners of the Oscar Meyer Jingle contest for Georgia
Nicholson ES ($10,000 prize to each school)